this post originally appeared in Stir Magazine
illustration by Daksheeta Pattni
In 2002 I described United Diversity as “a member owned and stakeholder governed network of mutual advantage.” In truth, it was aspirational. At the time, the flexible off-the-shelf legal structures and open source tools needed to make such a network a reality simply didn’t exist. Now they do. Co-ops that combine best practices from the international co-operative movement with best practices from the open source … [Read more...]

I was recently lucky enough to find myself being cc'd in a fascinating and informative discussion about legal structures for Community Land groups...
Sharon Pollitt from Land Roots wrote:
Please find attached a legal status questionaire, sound really boring and your probebly gonna consider deleting it, but it could be of great general interest to groups who are considering co-ownership of land it certainly is for land roots. www.landroots.co.uk
We would really appreciate your assistance in … [Read more...]